Plus: Diner en Blanc was indeed on Pier 26; Arcade Bakery's summer vacation; Urban Archaeology's imminent closing; Modell's has moved (and isn't combining); new intake at Seaport Studios; 2015 tree census.
Plus: Foot pedals for solar-powered garbage cans; FiDi's Chopping Block has closed; the Museum of Jewish Heritage looks at Nazi persecution of gays; Staple Street fashion shoots. / 4 comments
Plus: Analyzing a Jay Street loft sale; the drought is over at Collect Pond Park; neighbors protest developing and enlarging a Hudson Square landmark; a visit to Da Claudio; another way to help the hungry and homeless.
Plus: Rooftop pergola proposed for N. Moore landmark; the Leaning Tower of Tribeca; free outdoor film screenings at Brookfield Place; National Night Out in Battery Park City; the Tweed weed tree; Pandemonia drops by the Balloon Saloon. / 8 comments
Plus: The paper is down at Maison Kayser; demolition at storefronts on Laight and Broadway; Reines Gallery moving forward. / 2 comments
Plus: Beautiful drawings of downtown buildings; 73 Worth analysis; bookstore pop-up with celeb picks; Chinese designer's Howard Street shop; sea chanty musical; pro volleyball tourney; East River tower; "I don’t have anything to do with people from Iowa." / 3 comments
Plus: Security precautions for the ticker-tape parade and photos of the event; the menu for Sacco & Vanzetti Bistro, now open; Houseman's salted peanut tart. / 3 comments
Discussed: Rosa Mexicano on Murray Street; BMCC rep on the school's future; a row of bike racks proposed for Duane Street; Atera's basement lounge; one-day pedestrian plaza on W. Broadway; Manhattan Yacht Club can't catch a break. / 1 comment
Plus: Eviction on W. Broadway; Il Giglio's farewell message; M&M store in south Soho; Fika redecorates. / 1 comment
Plus: Franklin Street gallery leaving Tribeca; legislators re-open the Loft Law; panhandler punches man; what former Atera chef Matthew Lightner is up to now.
Plus: Montessori of Manhattan expanding its Beach Street campus; Seaport Film & Food Festival; hoping that El Vez Burrito will open on weekends; Park Row storefront renovations. / 4 comments
Plus: New sculpture show in City Hall Park; Gran Morsi chef takes on Bobby Flay; Ivy's replacement's hours; Mexican restaurant in a vintage Airstream trailer; film shoot "tonite"; City of Water Day at the Lilac; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer. / 4 comments
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Can we please stop calling them “vendors”!! A vendor runs a business that sells merchandise to other businesses. E.g. a... — S. / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray